Overview
5,508
Total Population
45.3
Median age
52.71%
Female population %
89.7:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
65-69 years
Largest age group
71.7
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
768
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Monticello's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Monticello is 45.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Monticello's population under 18 was 18.34%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Monticello's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.34% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Monticello, 15.43% were under the age of 15, 19.03% aged 15 to 29, 39.20% aged 30 to 64, 18.61% aged 65 to 84, and 7.73% were 85 years of age and older.
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Gender
There are 298 more females than males in Monticello:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.71% females and 47.29% males in Monticello, IN.
- The Monticello, IN gender ratio is 89.7:100 i.e. 89.7 men to 100 women (0.897).
- For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 258.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 261.
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Race / Ethnicity
Monticello's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Monticello population: 89.03% are White, 0.49% are Black or African American, 8.37% are some other race and 2.11% are multiracial.
- Monticello's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
- By ethnicity, 768 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,74 (86.06% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Monticello is White with a population of 4,904 (89.03% of the total population).
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Year by year
Monticello's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 5,657 in the year 2000
- From 2000 to 2010, Monticello's population decreased by 264 (4.67%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Monticello's population increased by 115 (2.13%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Monticello's population was lowest in year 2009 at 5,161.
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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)